With Labor's backing, Greens Leader Christine Milne has secured Senate support for a motion urging the Government to use this month's Montreal Protocol talks to seek a global 'phase-down' of hydrofluorocarbons – which are far more potent greenhouse gases than CO2.
Local governments will play a crucial role in effectively managing climate risk and the nation's construction code should be reviewed to take account of climate change, says a new Productivity Commission report.
Developing a national approach to managing climate change-induced risks to coasts would be better than relying on widely divergent state and territory strategies, says a report newly-released by the federal climate department.
A Gillard Government report released today warns that major regulatory holes and flawed EIA processes mean infrastructure is not designed to withstand climate change, and recommends all levels of government act to fix gaps.
